1992 Challenge Cup

1992 Silk Cut Challenge Cup
Duration 6 Rounds
Winners Wigan
Runners-up Castleford
Lance Todd Trophy Martin Offiah
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The 1992 Challenge Cup was the 91st staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. Known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Wigan and Castleford at Wembley. Wigan won the match 28–12.

Semi finals

14 March 1992
Castleford 8 – 4 Hull
Try: Ford
Goal: Crooks (2)
Report Try: Eastwood
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 14,636

28 March 1992
Wigan 71 – 10 Bradford Northern
Try: Betts, Lucas, Miles (2), Offiah (5), Lydon, Edwards, Bell, Botica
Goal: Botica (9)
Drop goal: Gregory
Report Try: Shelford, Gill
Goal: Hobbs
Burnden Park, Bolton
Attendance: 18,027

Final

2 May 1992
Wigan 28 – 12 Castleford
Try: Offiah, Edwards, Hampson
Goal: Botica (5)
Drop goal: Lydon (2)
Report Try: Blackmore, England
Goal: Ketteridge (2)
Wembley, London
Attendance: 77,386
Man of the Match: Martin Offiah[1]
FB 1 Joe Lydon
RW 2 Frano Botica
RC 3 Dean Bell (c)
LC 4 Gene Miles
LW 5 Martin Offiah
SO 6 Shaun Edwards
SH 7 Andy Gregory
PR 8 Kelvin Skerrett
HK 9 Martin Dermott
PR 10 Andy Platt
SR 11 Denis Betts
SR 12 Billy McGinty
LF 13 Phil Clarke
Substitutions:
IC 14 Steve Hampson
IC 15 Neil Cowie
Coach:
John Monie
FB 1 Graham Steadman
RW 2 Jon Wray
RC 3 St John Ellis
LC 4 Richie Blackmore
LW 5 David Nelson
SO 6 Grant Anderson
SH 7 Mike Ford
PR 8 Lee Crooks (c)
HK 9 Graham Southernwood
PR 10 Keith England
SR 11 Graeme Bradley
SR 12 Martin Ketteridge
LF 13 Tawera Nikau
Substitutions:
IC 14 Tony Smith
IC 15 Dean Sampson
Coach:
Darryl van der Velde

References

  1. Fitzpatrick, Paul (4 May 1992). "Wigan call early doors to keep out challengers". The Guardian (London). p. 13.

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